Lars Munk Interview
This time we tuned in with Lars Munk.
He has done so much for the fishing in our area and is still today one of the best ambassadours for the Baltic salmon and for our area.
Thank you for what you have done for the area and us at Kengis Bruk.
We asked him some important questions about his own fishing, tips and dreams.
Enjoy a moment with Lars and a timeline of Baltic salmon from Kengis Bruk.
Can you give us a short introduction to yourself?
Educated guide and instructor, been living in Tornevally and flyfishing Baltic salmon for 20 years.
When did you start to fish?
A the age of 5, together with my dad we targeted brown trout.
Why do you fish?
I always have and wouldn’t know how not too.
When did you catch your first salmon?
I caught my first salmon in Iceland, but the first Swedish salmon I caught back in 2005.
Who taught you to fish?
My dad thought me all the basics when it comes to spin and flyfishing, after that I developed together with some of my best friends, we watched each others cast and fish, and gave each other feedback back, and that sort of how it developed.
But that said, I spend countless hours watching Göran Andersson film, ”Bättre flugfiske”, watching and then out casting, back in an watch and out again(this was back when we watched filmes on VHS.
What drives you to stand in the river year after year fishing for baltic salmon?
Don’t really know, I just really need to be at the river during the summer.
What do you think we need to do to protect the Baltic salmon in the future?
We need to decide on protecting the salmon for what it is, and not just looking at it as a resource
What is your favorite setup for fishing baltic salmon?
I like quite a few setups, but I do have a love for the 15 footer with a long floating shooting head, extra long leader and a small fly with tiny trebles.
What is the best tip you ever got regarding technique for baltic salmon fishing?
Straighten your leader in every cast, if it ain’t straight it ain’t fishing.
What is your own best tip for the new Baltic salmon fisher?
Enjoy it, make the most out of the days on the river. I know its dumb, but there’s some truth to the saying, ”a bad fishing day, is better than a good day at work”.
What is your biggest dream regarding fishing?
That we can secure the wild fish stocks, that we as humans would see ourselves as a part of Nature, instead of distancing us from it.
Thank you for your time Lars and tight lines for the upcoming season.
Tight lines!
Aslak
Photo: Ted Logart
